LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:NO DATA WAS FOUND FOR THIS PRODUCT,
BUT, BASED ON DATA FOR OTHER RARE EARTH OXIDES, IT IS EXPECTED TO
HAVE LOW ACUTE DERMAL TOXICITY & INHALATION TOXICITY.
NON-IRRITATING BY SKIN CONTACT. SLIGHTLY IRR ITATING BY EYE
CONTACT. CHRONIC: LONG TERM INHAL OF RARE EARTH OXIDE DUSTS MAY
LEAD TO CONGESTION, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: COUGHING, GRANULOMA IN LUNGS &
HEMOGLOBINEMIA. NUISANCE PARTICULATE. CHRONIC EXPOSURE TO HIGH
CONCENTRATIONS MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES & RESPIRATORY
TRACT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE FOUND.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS USING
AN EYEWASH FOUNTAIN. LIFT UPPER/LOWER LIDS & RINSE WELL UNDER THEM.
GET MED ATTN IF IRRIT DEVELOPS/PERSISTS. SKIN:IMMED WASH W/SOAP &
PLEN TY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 5 MINS. REMOVECONTAMD CLTHG/SHOES &
THORO CLEAN BEFORE REUSE. GET MED ATTN IF IRRIT DEVELOPS/PERSISTS.
INHAL:REMOVE FROM AREA OF EXPOS. GET MED ATTN AS NEEDED. (SUPP
DATA)
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:NOT COMBUSTIBLE. USE EXTINGUISHING METHOD
APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.
Spill Release Procedures:WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE GEAR. SWEEP UP
INTO APPROPRIATE CONTAINER. AVOID CREATING DUSTING CONDITIONS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY PLACE IN TIGHTLY
CLSD CONTR. AVOID BRTHG DUSTS. AVOID DIRECT/PRLNGD CONT W/SKIN &
EYES. DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE IN WORK AREA.
Other Precautions:DRY PWDRS CAN BUILD STATIC ELEC CHARGES WHEN
SUBJECTED TO FRICTION OF CONVEYING/MIXING/SLIDING. TO PVNT IGNIT,
PROVIDE ADEQ PRECS, SUCH AS ELEC GROUNDING, OR INERT ATMS WHEN MATL
IS USED IN PRESENCE O F FLAMM MATLS. DO NOT WEAR CONT LENSES.
Respiratory Protection:USE A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST MASK UNDER
DUSTING CONDITIONS.
Ventilation:PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION. USE LOCAL EXHAUST UNDER
DUSTING CONDITIONS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:WORK CLOTHING. MAINTAIN A SINK & EYEWASH
FOUNTAIN IN WORK AREA.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. DO NOT
RUB EYES W/SOILED HANDS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID PROC:INGEST:IF SWALLOWED & VICTIM IS FULLY CONSCIOUS, INDUCE
VOM IMMED BY GIVING TWO GLASSES OF WATER & STICKING FINGER DOWN
THROAT. GET IMMED MED ATTN. NOTE TO MD:ALL TREATMENTS SHOULD BE B
ASED ON OBSERVED SIGNS/SYMPS OF DISTRESS IN PATIENT. CONSIDERATION
SHOULD BE GIVEN TO POSS THAT OVEREXPOS TO (ING 2)
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:4352F,2400C
Spec Gravity:8.88
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:OFF-WHITE TO LIGHT GREEN (POWDER); ODORLESS.
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE FOUND.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NOT APPLICABLE.
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
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